Bed.



E. M.- NAKAZAWA.

BED. APPLICATION FILED MAY s. 1916.

Patented May 14,1918.

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ATTORNEY E. M. NAKAZAWA BED.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5. 1916.

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ATTORN EY EDNA'M. NAKAZAWAfOF NEW'YORK, N. Y.

BED.

1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14,1918.

Application filed May 5, 1916. Serial No. 95,649.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDNA 'M. NAKAZAWA, a subject of: the King ofEngland, residing at New York, in the county of New York and'State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beds, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a bed and more particularly to' that class ofbeds known as folding cots or cribs.

One object of the present invention resides in providing a bed of thecharacter above mentioned which is constructed in such a manner that themattress frame may be folded in parallel relation with respect to theheadand foot members, and the head and foot members collapsed withrespect to each other or brought together so as to embrace therebetweenthe mattress frame when the latter isin its folded position.

Another object resides in providing cpllapsible side members connectingthe-head and foot members and a memberpivotally connected with eitherthe head or the foot member to limit the movement of the oppositemember. I

A further object resides in the novel mannor of pivotally connecting themattress frame and limiting member with either the head or foot memberin such a manner that they may be readily collapsed to form a com- .pactpackage bed or may be opened out in a full size'bed, in either casecarrying the mattress.

With the above and" other objects in view, I will now proceed todescribe a specific embodiment of the present invention with particularreference to the accompanying drawings wherein I have illustrated suchembodiment and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a'bed constructed in accordance with thepresent invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of one side of the bed on the line 38 of Fig.1.

Fig. a is a longitudinal section through the bed in the collapsed orfolded position, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

In detail:

The bed, as shown, comprises the head and foot members designatedrespectively as A and B. The head member .A. comprises two I posts oruprights l and 2 each of which is slotted on the side as shown at 3 toaccommodate the sliding pivots 4. of the U-shaped member C having itsside members 5 and 6 connected by a base member 7 which serves tolimitthe movement of the foot member B when the member C is in the positionshown in Fig. 1. The member C, when in the position shown in Fig. 1, issupported on'flanges 8 carried by the posts of the head and'footmembers. By this construction, it'will be apparent that when the headand foot members have been moved toward each other a prescribed amount,the member C may be slightly raised and then rotated about its pivotpoints 4 to the position indicated in dotted lines at C in Fig. 1, andwhen in this position the foot member B may be moved to the positionindicated in dotted lines at B in Fig. 1. Opposite the slots 3 and onthe inside of the posts 1 and 2 the slots 9 are provided whichaccommodate the v pivots 10 carried by an extension 11 at right betweensaid head and foot members and overlapped by the member 0 thus forming avery compactly packaged bed which maybe opened out into a full sized bedwhen desired andthe extension 11 is of-sufficient length to provide forthe accommodation of a full size mattress since this construction leavessufficient space between the head member A and the frame 12. In order tofasten the mattress to the frame and also the bed clothes if desired, asthese may likewise be accommodated, I provide the said bed frame witheyelets let adjacent the foot end thereof and which are connected by anelastic member or other yieldable member 15 which is positioned, whenthe bed is made up, as shown at 16.

The pivots 10, as will be readily seen, slide in the slots 9 and hencewhen the bed is opened out to the position 1 and 2, some means forsupporting the mattress frame must be provided. Therefore, the posts 1and 2 of the head member A and likewise the posts 1 and 2 of the footmember are provided with supporting brackets 16 which may be riveted orotherwise secured thereto and which are engaged by the lugs or cars 13carried at the head and foot of the mattress frame 12. It is apparentthat these lugs only engage the said members 16 when the mattress frame12 is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The bed herein described is primarily designed as a crib structure andto that end it is necessary to provide side members which will projectabove the mattress and prevent the occupant from falling out. To thisend the posts 1 and 2 of the head member and 1 and 2 of the foot memberare slotted on their adjacent sides as shown at 17 and accommodate theblocks 18 which pivotally connect, as shown at 19, with collapsible sidemembers 20 which are constructed on the principle of lazy tongs havingtheir central line of pivots indicated at 21. At the upper ends of theslots 17, ears 22 are located which may be engaged by the notches 23 inthe catch members 24 pivoted to the said posts at 25 and therefore afterthe bed has been opened out as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and an occupantplaced on the mattress D thereof, the ex tended side members 20 may beraised to their highest position and the catch members 24c then engagewith the lugs or ears 22 which project beneath the pivot points 19 andlie adjacent the members connecting the block 18 with the sides 20.

The operation of the bed will be readily ascertained from the foregoingdescription inasmuch as it is apparent that the head and foot membersmay be moved toward each other to a collapsed position after themattress frame 12 has been positioned in a plane parallel therewith andas said head and foot members move toward each other the lazy tongmembers 20 will also collapse and when these members have been moved tothe position shown in Fig. 42, the member C is then rotated about itspivot point to inclose the sides, thus forming a com pactly packedarticle of furniture.

While in the foregoing I have described a specific embodiment of thepresent invention, it is nevertheless, to be understood, that inpractice I may resort to such modifications of the invention as fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bed including head and foot members, collapsible sides connectingsuch members, a mattress frame pivotally mounted on one of said membersand arranged to fold in a plane parallel therewith and unfold at rightangles thereto and a U-shaped member having its sides pivotallyconnected with one of said members and arranged to fold in a planeparallel thereto and unfold at right angles to said member to limit theseparation of the head and foot members.

2. A bed including head and foot mombers, sides connecting such members,a mattress frame slidably and pivotally mounted on one of said membersand arranged to fold in a plane parallel therewith, and a U-shapedmember pivoted to one of the first mentioned members and arranged tofold parallel with the latter and unfold at right angles thereto tolimit the separation of the head and foot members.

3. A bed including head and foot members, extensible sides connectingsuch members, a mattress frame carried by said head member and arrangedto fold parallel therewith and unfold at right angles, and a U-shapedmember connected with said head member and arranged to fold paralleltherewith and unfold at right angles to limit the separation of the headand foot members.

In testimony whereof I- aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDNA M. NAKAZAWVA.

Witnesses VNELLIE AsTRoM, ERWIN TANZER.

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